Inside the box score and more of the Hawks’ 121-85 home loss to the Pistons Friday night:

Key players

* Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had another triumphant return to Georgia with a game-high 23 points, including five 3-pointers.

* Andre Drummond finished with a double-double of 14 points and 14 rebounds.

* Dennis Schroder led the Hawks with 17 points and a career-high tying 11 assists.

Key stat

The Pistons tied a franchise record with 17 3-pointers. They were 17 of 29 (59 percent) from long range.

Noteworthy

* The Hawks bench outscored the starters 47-38.

* Dwight Howard was held to two points and six rebounds.

* The Piston held a 54-32 edge in rebounds.

* The Hawks held one lead in the game of just one point, 16-15 with 5:08 left in the first quarter.

* The Hawks had a season-low seven turnovers.

Quotable

“9-2 feels like a long time ago.” – Kyle Korver on Hawks’ current stretch of eight losses in nine games.

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